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Minerva Obstetrics and Gynecology

Minerva Ginecologica is a bimonthly international journal publishing clinical research in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

It's International Standard Serial Numbers are the following:
pISSN 0026-4784
eISSN 1827-1650

The journal aims to provide its readers with papers of the highest quality and impact through a process of careful peer review and editorial work. Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, case reports, special articles, letters to the Editor and guidelines. Papers should be submitted directly to the online Editorial Office at the Edizioni Minerva Medica website: http://www.minervamedicaonlinesubmission.it.

25/12/2024

The entire Editorial Team of Minerva Medica Editore and Minerva Obstetrics and Gynecology wishes to you and to your loved ones a happy holiday and a great New Year!

16/04/2024

Depression, anxiety, self-efficacy, and self-esteem in high-risk pregnancy

Aurora SCABIA *, Maria A. DONATI, Caterina PRIMI, Clara LUNARDI, Giuliana LINO, Davide DETTORE, Silvia VANNUCCINI, Federico MECACCI

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35829625/

The aim of the study was to evaluate the levels of depression, state and trait anxiety, self-efficacy, and self-esteem among women with high-risk pregnancy due to previous adverse pregnancy outcomes (PAPOs) or prepregnancy diseases (PPD), before and after delivery, compared to controls.

The PAPOs group had higher levels of depression compared to the other groups, with above-threshold levels. However, a more relevant decrease in depression was found in the PAPOs group after delivery. Levels of self-efficacy and self-esteem were unexpectedly high during and after pregnancy in all the groups.

14/03/2024

This article is from the February issue of Minerva Obstetrics and Gynecology. Check the whole issue at:

https://www.minervamedica.it/it/riviste/minerva-obstetrics-gynecology/fascicolo.php?cod=R09Y2024N01

The effect of fetal hypoxia on myeloperoxidase levels in cord blood: a prospective study

Caner KOSE, Mujde C. IBANOGLU *, Kadriye ERDOGAN, Burak ARSLAN, Safiye E. UZLU, Funda AKPINAR, R. Sinan KARADENIZ, Yaprak ENGIN-USTUN

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35420291/

We aimed to compare myeloperoxidase (MPO) levels in cord blood samples of mothers with and without perinatal hypoxia, since fetal hypoxia results in decreased pH, base excess, and an increase in pCO2 and lactate levels.

We found that MPO values are negatively correlated with cord blood pH among newborns diagnosed with fetal hypoxia.

20/02/2024

Fibroids-related complications in pregnancy: a twelve-year long experience at a maternal-fetal medicine referral center

Sara LAZZARIN *, Sara ORNAGHI, Nadia RONCAGLIA, Silvana MARIANI, Irene CAMERONI, Patrizia VERGANI

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36193831/

Uterine fibroids are the most frequent female benign tumor, which can cause complications during pregnancy, mainly pain. Differential diagnosis may be challenging and a standardized management approach is lacking. We aim to propose an algorithm for the differential diagnosis of pain during pregnancy and for management of fibroid-related pain.

Pain is the most common complication of fibroids during pregnancy. Accurate differential diagnosis and adequate management are pivotal to ensure good perinatal outcomes.

08/02/2024

Association of maternal Body Mass Index and parity on induced labor stages

Daniela MENICHINI *, Francesca MONARI, Giovanna GEMMELLARO, Elisabetta PETRELLA, Alba RICCHI, Ramona INFANTE, Maria T. MOLINAZZI, Fabio FACCHINETTI, Isabella NERI

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35389036/

Obesity is a widespread pandemic and obstetric care must adapt to meet the needs of obese pregnant women. Little is known about the impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) on the induction of labor (IOL). Therefore, our objective was to evaluate if the duration of the first and second stages of IOL is affected by maternal BMI in nulliparous and multiparous women.

Obese multiparous women have longer first stages of labor while shorter second stages. The total time for induced obese nulliparous to reach delivery is higher than the normal weight. It might be reasonable to reconsider the partographs according to maternal BMI in case of induced labor for future obstetric practice.

16/01/2024

This article is from the last Minerva Obstetrics and Gynecology issue. Check the whole issue at:

https://www.minervamedica.it/it/riviste/minerva-obstetrics-gynecology/fascicolo.php?cod=R09Y2023N06

Using the algorithm of the Fetal Medicine Foundation to determine the cutoff point for prediction of pre-eclampsia in a Brazilian population
Joana A. ANDRADE, Antonio B. VIANA JUNIOR, Sammya B. HOLANDA MOURA, Julio A. GURGEL ALVES, Edward ARAUJO JÚNIOR *, Francisco H. CARVALHO

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35758093/

Randomized clinical trial with 274 nulliparous patients at gestational age between 11 and 13 weeks and 6 days. To calculate the risk of PE, the algorithm available at the website of the FMF (http://fetalmedicine.org/research/assess/preeclampsia/first-trimester) was used. Among the patients, 138 did not use preventive measures (100 mg/day aspirin [ASA]). Youden's criteria were used to calculate the cutoff point. To test the effectiveness of 100 mg/day ASA in preventing PE, the patients were divided into two groups - at risk above and below the cutoff point.

The cutoff point defined for prediction of PE was 1:155 with sensitivity of 80%, specificity of 57.5%, positive predictive value of 19.1%, and negative predictive value of 95%, which should help to select patients that will benefit from prophylactic ASA.

31/12/2023

The whole Minerva Medica Edizioni team wishes you and your loved ones Happy Holydays and a Great New Year!

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06/11/2023

Invasive prenatal diagnosis in the era of cell-free fetal DNA: experience at a single center
Ilaria Ponziani, Marta Pallottini, Giulia Masini, Chiara Franchi, Silvia Balli, Lucia Pasquini

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37768256/

We aimed to assess procedure-related risk of fetal loss associated with amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling and compare amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling with cell-free fetal DNA in identifying chromosomal abnormalities.

Patients who opt for cell-free fetal DNA test should be informed of the screening nature of the test and the possibility of false positive results. Invasive prenatal testing has probably lower risks than previously reported and has unquestionable advantages such as the certainty of diagnosis and the ability to detect a higher number of chromosomal abnormalities, when compared with cell-free fetal DNA.

02/10/2023

Is vestibulodynia a nociplastic pain syndrome?

Filippo MURINA *

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35238197/

05/08/2023

Association between first trimester platelet to lymphocyte ratio and stillbirth

Giovanni SISTI, Debra GUINN, Melissa MAGENTA, Jessica SILVA, Julie T. JOSEPH, Ruchi UPADHYAY, Antonio SCHIATTARELLA

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35912466/

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been investigated as inflammatory markers of malignancies, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases.
We explored the association between NLR, PRL, measured during pregnancy, and stillbirth (SB).

A PLR higher than 156.4 in the first trimester appears to reliably exclude the occurrence of SB later during pregnancy.
Lower platelet and higher lymphocyte levels may be related to an early inflammatory process.

We speculate that pregnancies in which the initial myometrial invasion by the placental cells is dysfunctional and reflected by a high level of inflammation in the peripheral maternal blood, may contribute to fetal demise.
Larger studies are needed to confirm our results.

31/07/2023

Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue: the biggest challenge of oncofertility

Federica CARIATI, Luigi CARBONE, Giuseppe G. IORIO *, Alessandro CONFORTI, Anna CAPASSO, Francesca BAGNULO, Stefania R. PELUSO, Roberta GIULIANO, Ida STRINA, Carlo ALVIGGI

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35420290/

Survival rates after cancer diagnosis and treatment have been raising through the last decades.Nowadays, oncofertility represents a useful strategy for young women affected by cancer to preserve their ovarian function and their family planning opportunity. Apart from more diffused techniques as cryopreservation of mature oocytes after controlled ovarian stimulation and gonadal downregulation with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist depots, the cryopreservation of the cortical region of the ovarian tissue, which contains 90% of the follicular reserve, and later autologous transplant represent a possible and intriguing strategy. Nonetheless, the safety of the procedure is still a matter of debate and is a topic of great interest in both oncologic and reproductive fields. Especially, in order to improve the efficacy of the strategy the open questions are: 1) how to search for malignant cells; 2) slow freezing vs. vitrification; 3) state of the art on the "artificial o***y." The aim of this review was to summarize the recent advances in ovarian tissue cryopreservation and present future perspectives.

18/07/2023

The relationship between anogenital distance and female sexual life
Deniz KULAKSIZ, Tuncay TOPRAK

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35107242/

Anogenital distance (AGD) is affected by intrauterine biochemical exposure. AGD appears to be associated with intrauterine testosterone level. It was aimed to explain the relationship between AGD and women's sexual quality of life.

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